Ms. Nayomi Malina Kahawita (Sri Lanka) was awarded the Professor Walter Müller Prize for the Best Maritime Legislation Drafting Project during the Institute’s 28^th Annual Graduation Ceremony held at the Malta Maritime Museum, Vittoriosa, Malta on 27 May 2017. The Prize was awarded by Hon. Anglu Farrugia (Speaker, the House of Representative of Malta).

The Prize  is awarded to the student whose Maritime Legislation Drafting Project is adjudged best for the academic year.  Ms. Nayomi Malina Kahawita, the winner of the Prize for the 2016-2017 academic year, is a State Counsel of the Attorney General’s Chambers of Sri Lanka. Her studies at IMLI were made possible thanks to the generous funds of The Nippon Foundation.